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Andhra Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2014

Visakhapatnam West

Winner — 2014

P.G.V.R. NAIDU (GANA BABU)
TDP· NDA (NDA)
TDP 56.7%YSRCP 33.9%11 others 9.4%
Votes
76,791
56.7% share
Winning margin
30,857
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.7%
of 2,26,938

Visakhapatnam West is a safe seat — P.G.V.R. NAIDU (GANA BABU) won by 22.8%.

Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.G.V.R. NAIDU (GANA BABU)
NDA (NDA)
76,79156.7%
2
DADI RATNAKAR
YSRCP
45,93433.9%
3
PEDADA RAMANI KUMARI
INC
3,7812.8%
4
BOTTA ESWARAMMA
2,3571.7%
5
RAMAN BALLA
LSP
2,3331.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1190.8%
7
B.V.RAMANA RAO
8770.7%
8
GNANA SUNDARA RAJU MOGILI
8290.6%
9
GUDELA KOTESWARA RAO
JASPA
7240.5%
10
SAI ARAVIND SANAM
PPOI
2220.2%
11
KULIDI SURESH BABU
ICSP
2010.1%
12
CHEVALA VENKATARAMANA
IND
1880.1%
13
RAMAKRISHNA MAMIDI
IND
1670.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 4.5% · max 76.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
159th of 175

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 175

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
140th of 175

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
175 seats · 88 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
TDP 56.7%YSRCP 33.9%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,90,589
Density
384 / km²
Sex ratio
1006 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
11,161 km²
SC population7.7%
ST population14.4%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.7%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.3%
Electricity89.7%
Sanitation51.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.3%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.0%
Children underweight (under 5)33.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.0%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.4%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance64.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Craft🏺Basket Weaving🏺Coffee (Araku)🏺Etikoppaka Lacquerware/Wooden Toys🏺Palm Leaf🏺Payakaraopet Silk Sarees🏺Rock Bee Honey🏺Seafood Cluster

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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